Decision details

This report seeks approval for the Executive Member for Leisure and Community to attend the South and South East in Bloom Awards Day to be held in Brighton on 7^th September 2014.

The South & South East in Bloom campaign is the largest horticultural campaign in the region involving hundreds of communities each year.  Participating communities create lasting improvements to their local environment for the benefit of those who live, work and visit there today, and in the future.

South & South East in Bloom is an inclusive campaign and any community, no matter how small or large, can get involved.  Often communities first participate in their local “in Bloom” before getting involved in the regional campaign

South & South East in Bloom is a unique campaign that enables participating communities to work across different areas and address a number of issues.  It is the only campaign which takes this more integrated approach to community improvement and which uses gardening & horticulture as its foundation.

Participating communities are asked to focus their initiatives on three main areas:

• Horticultural Achievement
• Environmental Responsibility
• Community Participation

This means “in Bloom” communities tackle everything from litter, graffiti and anti-social behaviour through to conservation, sustainability and improving horticultural standards, and that’s not to mention the positive impact on sense of place, community spirit and pride.

That approval is given for the Executive Member for Leisure and Community to attend the South and South East in Bloom Awards Day to be held in Brighton on 17^th September 2014.